NSN Completes Transfer of Network Mgt R&D to Tieto

Nokia Siemens Networks and Tieto Corporation have completed the transaction to outsource part of the maintenance, technical support and R&D for Nokia Siemens Networks’ mobile network Operations Support System (OSS) and Subscriber Data Management (SDM) activities in Finland, including the transfer of 238 Nokia Siemens Networks employees, to Tieto. The deal was originally announced in March. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks....

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Integra Telecom Launches Wavelength Services

Integra Telecom has launched Wavelength Services to provide metro-area and long-haul private networking for customers who require high-bandwidth, dedicated network transport between facilities. Integra Telecom operates a 5,000-mile long-haul fiber network and a 3,000-mile metropolitan access network, including more than 1,900 fiber-fed buildings, in 35 markets across 11 Western states, including: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,...

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Cisco to Open Innovation Center in Rio de Janeiro

Cisco announced plans to invest over R$1 billion (US$540 million) in Brazil over the next four years to foster innovation, transformation and socio-economic development. The investments will be focused around four main pillars: (1) the opening of a Cisco center of innovation in Rio de Janeiro; (2) investment in a Brazil-focused ICT and digital economy venture capital fund; (3) the expansion of local manufacturing in the country; and (4) intellectual...

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IEEE Forms 802.3 Twisted Pair GigE Study Group -- Automotive Ethernet

IEEE has formed an 802.3 Reduced Twisted Pair Gigabit Ethernet PHY study group that will examine automotive networking applications.The global automotive industry is increasingly looking toward Ethernet to provide the backbone for all data connectivity, from infotainment systems to driver assistance to vehicle control systems such as those used in brakes, suspension and transmission. To achieve Gigabit Ethernet networking speeds via 1000BASE-T for...

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Cavium Expects Revenues to Decline 6-7% for Q1

Cavium issued updated financial guidance, saying it now expects results for the first quarter of 2012 to be below the company's previous outlook. Cavium now expects that revenue in the first quarter of 2012 will be approximately 6% to 7% lower than revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011. The company noted that revenues during the first quarter increased sequentially in the enterprise and data center markets, but declined in the service provider and broadband and consumer market. Sales in the service provider market were affected by continued...

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Ericsson Completes BelAir Acquisition

Ericsson completed its previously-announced acquisition of BelAir Networks. The former BelAir Networks' staff will be integrated into the Ericsson group in business unit Networks over the coming months.BelAir Networks, which is based in Ottawa, Ontario, supplies indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi systems that enable service providers to build scalable, high performance Wi-Fi networks. Announced customers include AT&T and Comcast."We are gaining BelAir...

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CommScope Offers Upgraded HELIAX 3.0 Cabling for Cell Sites

CommScope announced the latest generation of its HELIAX interconnect solution designed for all types of cellular network site architectures.HELIAX 3.0, built on Andrew Solutions connectivity technology, offers hybrid fiber and coaxial options for traditional as well as remote radio head configurations. The interconnect solution also provides faster, easier installations, network consistency and reduced passive intermodulation (PIM).For sites with...

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Digicel Acquires Voila in Haiti

Digicel Group has acquired its Haitian mobile operator, Voila, from its parent company, US-based Trilogy International Partners, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction closed on Friday, March 30, 2012.The two companies will continue to be run separately.Voila, which has been in the Haitian market since September 1999, currently serves nearly a million customers. Digicel meanwhile launched in Haiti in 2005 and currently serves over 3.5 million customers...

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Altobridge Acquires Mobile Backhaul IP from Replify

Altobridge Limited has acquired mobile backhaul intellectual property from Replify.Altobridge has been embedded this functionality into its patent-pending data optimisation platform, Data-at-the-Edge, and includes Byte Level Caching, Predictive Cache Loading, Data Stream de-duplication, Data Compression and Protocol Optimization, along with standard data optimization techniques. Altobridge Data-at-the-Edge enables data passing between an operator’s...

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NTT DOCOMO Cancels Plans for Silicon JV

NTT DOCOMO terminated an agreement concerning the establishment of a joint venture company to develop and sell semiconductor products for mobile devices, which the company signed with Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, NEC Corporation, Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in December 2011.NTT DOCOMO said it was canceling the joint-venture agreement because a consensus on the details of the envisioned company could not be reached by the target deadline, the end of March.http://www.ntt.co.jpIn February,...

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Dell to Acquire Wyse for Desktop Virtualization

Dell agreed to acquire Wyse Technology for its desktop virtualization technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.Wyse, which is headquartered in San Jose, California, offers thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software supporting desktops, laptops and next generation mobile devices. Wyse has shipped more than 20 million units. The company's annual revenues are in the $375 million...

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Ciena Supplies 100G for AAPT's Sydney-Melbourne Route

AAPT has commissioned its 100G inter-capital network, operating between Melbourne and Sydney, using equipment from Ciena.The 100G service, which launched on April 1, is powered by Ciena’s market-leading 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogic™ coherent optical processors to enable delivery of 100G wavelength services. AAPT's internet, Ethernet and IP VPN customers can now connect at speeds up to 100G, satisfying the increasing demand for high-bandwidth capacity throughout Australia.AAPT is 100% owned by Telecom New Zealand. http://www.ciena.com...

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Telefónica and Intel Run Enterprise Cloud Pilot

Telefónica Digital and Intel are conduction a joint research program to prove technologies that will allow large, small and medium enterprises to seamlessly migrate computing workloads from their local data center to a third-party public cloud. This solution demonstrates the concept of a cloud-bursting hybrid cloud service. The public cloud provides an integrated portal where enterprises will be able to manage their internal data center resources and the resources deployed on the public cloud. Enterprises will be able to interoperate transparently...

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TeliaSonera Appoints Nokia Executive

TeliaSonera announced the appointment of Robert Andersson as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonera in Finland and member of TeliaSonera Group Management. Andersson , aged 51, has held a number of managerial and executive positions in strategy and business development, sales, finance, and operations in the Nokia Group throughout his career. In recent years Robert has been Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Business Development, Executive Vice President of Devices Finance, Strategy and Sourcing and Executive Vice President,...

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GSMA Sees Transformative Role for Mobiles in Education

Mobile devices will play a transformative role in education especially in developing markets, according to a new report issued by the GSMA. The report, published jointly with McKinsey & Company, calculates that mEducation will be a $70 billion market opportunity by 2020. "mEducation is poised to lead to a major transformation of the education landscape," said Ana Tavares Lattibeaudiere, Head of Connected Living at the GSMA. "Mobile operators...

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